Edge of the Empire Page #3

First we should ask Boonpun,

the chief of Chiangsaen,

to call a meeting of al Thai tribes.

I ask only that we do not

submit to their rule.

Then we will never be slaves.

Lamphun!

It's fruit. Just what I wanted to eat.

What is it, Guchin?

- Who's that? Stay where you are!

- Guchin! Run!

Come back here!

Don't run! Stop!

- Guchin, get up!

- Where are you going?

I'm not a fish, you know!

Bunchawi!

Lamphun!

Bunchawi, Lamphun and Guchin

are with Boonpum, right?

Yes, hurry on inside. Father is waiting.

Wait a second!

Did you know that Buakham is dead?

What?

If you won't tell me what I need to know

where I can find the one

who killed my wife.

...I will kick your wives into the cauldron

and boil them one by one

in front of you and your children.

But if you tell me. I will reward you

Mum! Mum

Mum, help

Mum, help

Give my son back!

All right, I'll tell you.

I'll tell you.

Come and look at this!

I bring a message

from Lord Litongjia of Ler City.

Where is your master,

Boonpun, chief Chiangsair?

I'm Boonpun

But I am not their master

It is they who are my master.

What is it you have to say?

Lord Litongjia is hunting

two fugitives from Ler City

Their names are Lamphun and Guchin

They fled to Chiangsair some days ago.

Don't pretend you don't know

what I'm talking about.

Or maybe as a servant

to the Chiangsaen people,

you're too blind

to see what's really going on!

But never mind.

You have a good record

of paying taxes for many years.

Litongjia will give you seven days to catch

these criminals and send them to Ler City.

If you choose to ignore this demand,

Litongjia will bring his army

and find them himself.

Then Chiangsaen will learn what it's like

to have a real master!

We are not criminals.

Litongjia and his men

are persecuting the Thai people.

He threatens anyone

who refuses to surrender to him

Bunchawi...

What do you think?

You two are no criminals. You're our friends.

Why would we give you up to the Han?

If that's the way my daughter feels,

then I will not give you to the Han.

Even if I did send you, there's no guarantee

that Chiangsaen would be out of trouble

But if Boonpun refuses to obey this order

won't it make criminals of all of us?

You don't know what you're talking about!

No matter what happened!

I would never send Thai people to their death

at the hands of the Han. Go!

Go and put some proper clothes on!

What do you mean by saying

we should hand them over to the Han?

Isn't it better that two men die

than Chiangsair is destroyed

If the day should come when

the Han army destroys Chiangsair

I would rather die

than end up as a wife to a Han.

But a little slut like you

would probably like it

Where are the two fugitives from Ler City?

And who are you?

I'm the daughter of Boonpun,

chief of Chiangsair.

These woman and musicians are my servants.

They have come to entertain you.

My father hasn't yet been able

to catch the fugitives,

so he wanted me to bring them to you,

to make up for not being able

to do what you asked.

Why is it such an impossible request?

I don't need any of this.

All I want is the two fugitives

My father also wanted me to tell you that

he knows that this is not what you need

But would you please accept this gift

as a small token of the respect that

we simple barbarians would like to pay you

Simple barbarians!

What if I want a different

sort of entertainer

to what your father had in mind?

Tonight we'll show you what we can do.

Maybe you'll see something you like

Drop your weapons,

if you don't want me to cut his throat!

What are you waiting for? Do you want

his soldiers to come and rescue him?

It's not only you who wants him dead

I want all the Han soldiers out of Ler City.

And I demand weapons and horses

for the Ler people.

Just remember that the Han

will never defeat the Thai,

and the Thai will never again be slaves to the Han.

The Thai were born to be slaves to the Han.

Get it into your head that

Thais were born to be Han slaves.

Do you hear me?

You were born to be our slaves.

Litongjia, you bastard!

You're just savages!

Useless savages

Tie him up, put him on a horse

and send him back to Emperor Qin

And give him a message.

The Thais are going nowhere

So don't mess with us again!

Thai people will willingly give their lives

to defend their land

What about this loudmouth?

We'll keep him as a hostage.

That'll stop his father

coming after us again.

Bring him to me.

Come here

What's your problem you savage?

You can't keep your mouth shut, can you?

Do you realise that this savage

can kill you any time he wanted?

The Han empire is vast

Its power spreads

across seven different rivers.

We rule over people

of seven different languages.

No word commands greater respect

than the word "Han"

If I was afraid of

mere savages living in caves,

I would not be worthy to be called Han

I'd love to know

if the pain of salt water on a wound

is somehow better for a Han

than for a mere savage

Can it be?

Is the blood that flows from your shoulder

the same blood as mine

What the hell are you talking about?

No

No

The sign of the butterfly is the Ler emblem.

All Thanai children are branded,

It's not true!

My father is from Ler.

My mother is from Thanai, just like you

The blood from your shoulder

is the same blood as mine

You are so proud to be Han

What a shame!

You're proud of something

that doesn't exist.

No

Where is Libong?

He's dead

There is no Libong any more

Father

Father, what's wrong?

Father

That's strange. It's as if he's suffering

from some kind of poison

What

Father

Lumpao.

Where is Lumpao

What's that?

I asked you, what is it

Nothing

What are you doing in my room

Show it to me

Give it to me

Is this what you gave my father

I asked you a question

Are you accusing me

Nothing we do can make

a decent person out of you

You little tramp

Get out of this city

And don't let me ever see you again

Who do you think

you are to try to throw me out

I'm the chiefs daughter

I can throw any one out I want

Scheming women like you

don't deserve to live in this city.

Go

Bunchawi, wait

This herb isn't very strong

It just makes you very sleepy

Wouldn't you do better

to go and take care of your father

Thank you. Gumpawa

But I think it's too late

No, father

Gumpawa has given you an antidote already

You'll soon be better

You're going to be fine

We've been tricked

- We fell for it

- What

That wasn't the same herb she gave him

Lumpao, that b*tch

I should have killed her

No my child

Perhaps it was my fate.

...to be caught in Lumpao's trap

...to be caught in Lumpao's trap

It's made me realise something

What, sir

Bunchawi

you should marry Lamphun

The Han will not give up

They'll.

They'll bring in their armies

to destroy the Thai nation

But what's that got to do

with me marrying Lamphun

The Han may defeat the Thai

You must raise a future generation

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